“WOOHOO!” That’s exactly how stoked trance superstar Armin Van Buuren was to hear that he’d won DJ Mag’s ultimate EDM fan poll (again), ecstatically shouting via Twitter: “Just picked up @top100djs no.1 for 5th time! I can’t say thank you enough…!!!” But then the top jock’s excitement levels hit an…
You know that terrifying wet dream where you’re, like, a totally boner-worthy brain-eater locked inside a superchic warehouse space with a thousand other sexy zombies? There’s blood and gore smeared all over the floor. The walls are rattling at 69 BPMs. And every undead perv in the place is humpin’…
Gunplay is free, homie. Well, sorta … After surrendering to Miami police on an outstanding armed-robbery arrest warrant and getting his day in court with Judge William Thomas, then spending 12 days behind bars, the Maybach Music maniac has finally posted bond. And all it cost was $150,000. See also:…
Whether serving as the multimillionaire cofounder of Def Jam Records, shouting down injustice at Occupy Wall Street, or stumping for the President of the Unites States of America, Russell Simmons — the rap legend, media mogul, and dedicated vegan — never stops reppin’ the people. That’s why we here at…
Nobody balls harder than the Y100 Jingle Ball. Earlier this week, we here at Crossfade posted a leaked copy of the annual holiday concert’s 2012 talent roster. The rumored superstars: Justin Bieber! Flo Rida! Psy! Ke$ha! Enrique Iglesias! One Republic! Fun.! Afrojack! Zedd! And six other superawesome pop phenoms! Now…
Fiendin’ for O’Grime? Good .. ‘Cause L.Rey and Niko are back in the kitchen, fuckin’ with the fridge and cookin’ up an superpotent batch of promethazine-spiked “neo gothic trap” shit. The final product’s gonna be a mixtape called Fur Coats and Uzis. And it’s slated to hit streets in November…
Several hours before dawn on Saturday, dancehall vet Captain Barkey (born Joslyn Hamilton) and his lover Tracy Bennett were shot to death in the parking lot of the Holiday Motel in the Bronx. The alleged murderer, according to New York City police: Joseph Kernizan, a Haitian music promoter and Bennett’s…
Ricochet Bar and Lounge’s Three-Day Anniversary Party October 23
R. Kelly’s Single Ladies Tour at James L. Knight Center October 21
When YMCMB crew member Tyga ain’t busy plotting his takeover of the porn industry, homie’s makin’ Miami’s most beautiful stripper his baby mama. That’s right … The rapper (born Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson) and booty model, facial-piercing enthusiast, and professional pole dancer Blac Chyna just had a baby boy. His name:…
How are your nerves, beat freaks? No doubt, you’re feeling frazzled and fried … Especially after watching Ultra Music Festival’s early-bird tickets go up in a puff of uhntz-uhntz, i.e. totally sell out. Just 48 hours ago, you were sooo epically stoked when UMF organizers managed to generate unprecedented hype…
What’s the perfect Art Basel Miami Beach week party plan? Well, if you’re UR1 Festival, Kanye’s gotta be there. Ditto Lou Reed. Plus Fun., Sven Väth, Pete Tong, Santigold. Oh, and Ghostland Observatory, Reboot, and Dan Deacon. But aren’t they forgetting Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, Slash, Jane’s Addiction, and Peter…
He’s an R&B genius. He’s also a filthy freak. Lately, though, this oh-so-nasty man — known to the authorities as Robert Sylvester Kelly — has been tryin’ hard to behave himself, donning formalwear, smoking fancy cigars, talking about true romance, penning a thoughtful personal memoir titled Soulacoaster, and just generally…
That adorable Midtown girl named Ricochet is celebrating her very first birthday. And Daddy — business guy and nightlife impresario Alan Roth — is so proud to see his baby turn 1 year old that he’s letting the little lady spend three whole, mostly unsupervised, and certainly wild nights with…
Even in Florida, you gotta be an adult to get a lapdance. (Well, unless you’re that teenage kid who was banging a 26-year-old Baby Dolls stripper for two weeks.) So … What exactly will be goin’ down when 2 Chainz brings “Dem Strippers” to an all-ages show at the Fillmore…
“Dance music has officially taken over America! This is it, dance fans! The moment you’ve all been waiting for!” Those were the superpsyched words that kicked off Ultra Music Festival’s “so big, so crazy, so intense” announcement today. But then … We here at Crossfade (like all y’all epically dedicated…
Damn … Peaches is a freak. And not just in the ass-blasting, titty-shaking, cock-rocking, gender-fucking way. This lady’s got, like, two dozen boobs with nipples that look like homeless decapitated Barbies. Just check the cut for a ten-photo recap of Peaches in a boob suit on South Beach. See also:…
Crazy glue that uhntz-uhntz-ing ass to your computer chair, beat freaks! ‘Cause in exactly an hour, Ultra Music Festival plans to “announce something so big, so crazy, so intense that it will knock you off your seats and leave you thinking ‘WTF.'” UPDATE Ultra Music Festival 2013 is expanding to…
Is Gunplay guilty of pulling a gun, just to jack a cell phone and chain from a Tax Place employee? Is this how Don Logan goes down? Is this the end of the Human L.A. Riot? On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Play (born Richard Morales Jr.) surrendered to Miami police on…
Cat Power (AKA Chan Marshall) is a brilliant indie rock badass. But she apparently doesn’t dig criticism. Especially the kind that she perceives to be unfairly judgmental, arrogant, and “square.” This morning, we here at Crossfade, the Miami New Times’ music blog, ran a review of Marshall’s Sun tour kickoff…
It’s gettin’ “Hot in Herre.” Last night, as reported by Crossfade’s sister blog with the Riverfront Times, Nelly tour bus was raided by cops in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The rapper/actor/non-profit philanthropist’s ride was stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. A police dog detected the presence of narcotics. And, uh, they…
“Fucking badass!” That’s how Cubed, the bass player and so-called “15th Level Wizard of Sound Manipulation” for local groove crew Space Between Words, describes his band’s latest project: Magnetron Studios. “It’s in the heart of the South Miami art district,” SBW singer and guitar guy Steven Weingarth adds. “We partnered…
